Re: David Patent (483 Views)
Posted by:
msola1 (IP Logged)
Date: May 08, 2004 10:40AM
You say that Len is not "a good bettor." This brings up a subject I would be very interested in hearing more about.
I think I'm probably a pretty good handicapper, but where I fall really short is in the structuring of my bets. After searching fruitlessly through the Internet for some coherent discussion of the subject (and not just recourse to the "How to Win at the Races" books), I am wondering if someone can open up some theoretocal and practical horizons.
For example,
1. When is it a good idea to focus on pick-3? trifecta? exacta?
2. How do you then structure any of those bets? What are the criteria one should consider when looking for a second- or third-place finisher?
3. People on this board often speak of "going light" with a horse in the exotics, or "using [a horse] a little bit." Meaning what, precisely?
Anybody got something quantifiable, verifiable, reproducible, that might help me?
Thanks,
Mike